Archive for July, 2011
Just a reminder to vote every day through next Friday for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse movie at the Teen Choice Awards website here!
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Twilight is, or can be, the Girl Version of geeking out.
Now, before everyone piles on here, No, not all girls like Twilight. Yes, lots of girls like shooty games and can fix your wi fi. I am not saying “Twilight is exactly like Star Wars let’s do a side by side comparison of the two”. Although I will say this: haters say Twilight is a terrible movie. We can debate the merits all day, but you know what? Star Wars, as a film, is crap. Seriously. And do you want to talk about Ewoks? No, you don’t. What it has is a great story. Millions of fans will tell you they both do.
Let the nerdrage begin.
What I am saying is that people geek out about Twilight, in a big way. Note the long lines at ComicCon this year, and every year there is Twilight stuff. It’s true some of those people just go to scream “I Love You, ROB!”, faint, and go home.
But some of those people stay to see Peter Jackson and grab some new manga. At the start of ComicCon there were a few tweets going around from fanboys saying they are sick of TwiFans “ruining” the con, and why do they (we) get so hysterical. Listen, let’s talk about going overboard about something while you sew on a custom made cosplay outfit, shall we? For some people, shrieking like a lunatic or being on a “Team” is their version of spending valuable time and money learning the Star Spangled Banner in Klingon. Deal with it.
I am also saying this: every kind of pop culture that is geared towards girls is nearly always devalued and not considered serious work. I am not trying to out anybody as a misogynist; I am simply highlighting a subtle yet insidious worldview. Screaming teenagers are somehow not as authentic as the serious dudes who know all Nirvana’s deep cuts. As Chally Kacelnik said, in an article for Bitch Magazine, “Accusations of silliness and inconsequentiality are, of course, some of the most insidious tools in the patriarchy’s toolbox.” 
Men historically have been the arbiters of what is “good” and “bad” in Western culture, yet women gain more control of finances every day. Is the vitriol a hidden fear reaction? Or some sort of neanderthal response to Edward Cullen as top competitor for female attention?
I will end by saying this: we’re all geeks. Anyone who is not a geek about something is probably not very interesting. Don’t devalue my obsession just because mine sparkles.
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Gonna try to upload pics & stuff as soon as I can, Internet is not too great at the convention center xP
USA Today has posted up a preview of Breaking Dawn promo cards that will be given away during Comic Con:
There’s a new article on The Hollywood Reporter saying that fans will be able to talk to Twilight stars who will be unable to make it to Comic Con
Ashley Greene, Jackson Rathbone, Elizabeth Reaser and Charlie Bewley won’t be on hand for the actual festivities, but Summit Entertainment tells THR that fans will be given the opportunity to speak with them via telephone.
Attendees are invited to stop by the Summit booth (4029) and submit questions that they would like to ask each of the stars. The ultimate fans with the best questions will be selected to speak with the talent live on the phone.
Get your questions ready and stop by the Summit Booth if your going to Comic Con!
via THR
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